Sight Words/Word Wall Words:
To begin the year we reviewed K sight words, and now we are into our second week of 1st grade sight words. Sight words (or word wall words) are words that we want our children to know automatically since their irregular spelling patterns make it difficult to "stretch/sound out" i.e. the, have, are, etc. These are also words that will appear most often in our texts so the more practice the better! You can find the weekly sight words listed on the cover page of the homework packet each week as well as on the final page of word cards. Please work with your child on reading these words and keep all the word cards in a safe place at home to consistently review throughout the year. You can have your child make a second set of the words on index cards and play the traditional memory/concentration game!
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Phonics and Spelling:
Throughout the next few weeks we will be focusing our phonics and spelling on short vowels. Last week we were introduced to Scaredy Cat A for short vowel A, and this week we met Icky I for short vowel I. All of our spelling words follow the pattern for the week. You can ask your child about these characters and what they say and practice reading and writing short vowel words with A and I. Next week we'll be introduced to our next phonics friend to go along with short vowel O.
Reading Strategies:
When our first graders get stuck on a word while reading we encourage them to utilize a reading strategy. Students have been introduced to three reading strategies so far this year. In your child's Reading Folder you see a bookmark that depicts the reading strategies. When reading with your child at night please encourage them to use these strategies to solve unknown words. The following strategies have been introduced:
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